At first glance, Coltrane might seem easier to grasp than, say, Miles Davis. After all, Coltrane’s best work spans roughly one decade. But he squeezed so much musical activity into this short period that the newcomer faces more than fifty albums to choose from, each one admired and acclai...
hell, i didn’t like john coltranes’ ‘a love surpreme’ upon first listen. so what do i know? in a nut shell, i like what i like and that’s the way it is. however, with the release of Planetarium, which i picked up at a local record store, i was both lucky and appreciat...
Hannah is for my mother’s best friend, Heather Ann. Heather passed away shortly after your father and I met and they never had the chance to meet each other. I can tell you though, that I was so happy that she knew that your father was special...
Joshua Redman has released “Baltimore,” the second single from the acclaimed saxophonist’sforthcoming Blue Note debutwhere are wedue out September 15. One of two instrumental tracks on the album, “Baltimore,” was written by the classically influenced songwriter Gabriel Kahane and is given a t...
Starring:Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewelyn, Norman Lovett The UK has often tackled sci-fi on the small screen, but the sci-fi comedy is a much rarer beast.Red Dwarfat its prime was one of our greatest examples: the budget may not have been intergalactic, bu...
“Spotlight” was an out-of-left-field winner for the best picture Oscar. The film follows the true story of the Boston Globe’s team of dogged investigative reporters who uncover widespread child sexual abuse by priests that was concealed by the Catholic church. John Slattery, Rachel McAdams,...
The biggest change in lifestyle has actually been the disappearance of all offspring from the house. We are back to what it was like before we had kids which is great although also a bit strange. Freedom ! Today we might press some apples. ...
Concurrent with all of this was a brief but palpable resurgence of sacred music, with theRequiemandLux Aeternaof Ligeti; theSt. Luke Passionof Penderecki;The Flight Into EgyptandSamuel Chapterof John Harbison, to name just a few powerful examples. Cut from an entirely different cloth but represe...
Review: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck does an excellent job showcasing Kurt Cobain’s talent and creativity, but ultimately misses out on getting key information from important people in his life. Simple questions such as if he seeked mental help once he was able to afford it after his succes...
Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running, most popular documentary-soap opera in history. The picture-perfect town of Seahaven that he calls home is actually a gigantic soundstage. ...